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At least (roughly) 48 times a year, I look up at the dark night sky, bursting with stars, and think, “Whoa. We are tiny specks…

Hello, dear Inspire(d) friends, We’ve been having some tough-but-necessary conversations around our house lately – talk of Juneteenth, racism, Black Lives Matter, and the murder…

By Aryn Henning Nichols Originally published in the Spring 2018 Inspire(d) I don’t know about your neighborhood, but in ours, it always seems like there’s…

Whew, these are some crazy times we’re living through with this COVID-19 pandemic. When we told Roxie there was no school for four weeks, she…

Inspire(d)’s Benji Nichols participates in 2019-20 Leadership Iowa Class. It’s not very often that we get to do interviews with each other, so I (Aryn)…

We here at Inspire(d) like to stick with positive news – it’s what we’re all about, and we think it’s an important thing to do,…

The only thing to fear is fear itself. Man that is a genius quote. You’ve heard it, right? It’s from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural…

  Hi friends! I was contacted recently by Erin Bunce, the business services and social media intern at the Iowa Secretary of State’s office in…

The Push/Pull of Parenthood It never fails. Roxie leaves with her (usually) brushed hair floating behind her, mismatched socks on under her “rock & roll”…

This morning, Roxie (totally out of the blue) asks, “Daddy, will you please help me clean up my desk?” It certainly wasn’t by example –…

March 1, 2016. An Inspire(d) Manifesto (of sorts): Inspire(d) Media started officially in October of 2007, but the idea was planted in my head long…

Story and photos by Aryn Henning Nichols Originally published in the Winter 2011-12 issue of Inspire(d) Gung hay fat choy is something you may have…